Annuals for cut flowers are generally easy to grow even for beginner gardeners. Here in Nashville, Tn, landscaping with annuals is a great way to increase your homes' curb appeal. If you have the space, it's nice to have a section in your yard designated as a cutting garden. This way, you don't have to [...]

Looking for tips for adding seasonal color to your Nashville garden? Try some annuals! At Acer Landscape Services, we know that adding sun-loving annuals is a great way to add color and pop to your existing flower bed during the fall, summer and spring seasons. Why Add Full Sun Annuals to Your Garden? Annuals for [...]

Starting seeds of for your garden indoors is a great way to get a head start on your growing season. Not only that, but it saves you money and you have more hybrid and heirloom plants to choose from through mail order catalogs, plus it's lots of fun and great exercise. Our family has been [...]

At Acer Landscape Services, we've been landscapers in Nashville, Tn since 1981. As family owned full-service landscape contractors, our work experience, on both large and small jobs, has brought us the reputation of being one of the best landscapers in Nashville, Green Hills, Franklin, Brentwood, Forest Hills and surrounding areas. ALS is large enough to [...]

Planting herbs, flowers and veggies in a square foot garden on our deck. Square foot gardening in Nashville, Tennessee makes sense. With wet springs, sometimes it's hard to work the soil when the time is right. Ground too frozen? Doesn't matter with a square foot garden! Having your planting area in a raised [...]

Cold and snowy outside? Perfect! That means it's time to start seeds indoors for a luscious spring garden. Starting seeds in the wintertime is a great way to get a head start on your growing season. Not only that, but it saves you money and there's lots of varieties to choose from, especially from online [...]

Now is the time for planting your cover crops. Below you'll find some helpful cover crop tips for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Today in Nashville, the forecast calls for bitterly cold weather to come in this week. If your like us, you've probably harvested your crops that need harvesting and maybe you've gone a step [...]

Planting tulips in Tennessee can be a bit tricky. You have to wait until it's not too warm outside because you certainly don't want them to start coming up too soon! Wait until the days are consistently cool before you plant. Usually the middle of November. Below are more tips for planting tulips: Tulip bulbs [...]

When is the best time to apply compost and mulch to your flower garden? Well... spring, summer and fall are all great times to give your plants a "little something" to help them be the best they can be. It all can be a little confusing, especially if you're new to gardening, but hopefully the [...]

The 2014 version of the movie Transformers has finally hit the big screen here in Nashville. Maybe you've seen it or plan to soon, or maybe your off to buy your own "Bumblebee" Mustang ( I must say they look pretty cool!) For me, being the plant nerd that I am, the word "transformer" reminds [...]